SAR Calculator vs FBP Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAR Calculator
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This app provides a quick and easy tool to perform some of the common calculations used in Search and Rescue. Initially, it will perform a calculation for the ideal team spacing on a visual sweep based on Range of Detection, and an estimation of the time required to complete a visual sweep assignment. Additional tools will be added in the future. To request a tool, contact the developer or leave a comment in the store!
FBP Go
This app offers a mobile tool for calculating wildfire behavior in real-time. It provides quantitative estimates for spread rate, intensity, and fire area across various Canadian fuel types. Designed to assist fire personnel, it complements professional judgment.
- Fire behavior calculations
- Estimates spread rate and intensity
- Supports 18 fuel types
- Covers Canadian fuel groupings
- Field-ready mobile solution
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FBP Go provides users a mobile solution to perform fire behaviour calculations in the field. FBP Go is intended to supplement, not replace, the experience and judgment of fire personnel. The Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System is a systematic method for assessing wildfire behaviour potential. Quantitative estimates of head fire spread rate, fire intensity, type of fire, spread distance, elliptical fire area, perimeter, and perimeter growth rate are provided for eighteen fuel types within five broad groupings (coniferous, deciduous, and mixedwood forests, logging slash, and grass), covering most of the major wildfire fuel types found in Canada.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FBP Go at every 6 months against SAR Calculator's every 13 months. SAR Calculator's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SAR Calculator ships an update every 13 months, FBP Go every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAR Calculator | FBP Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dylan Baker | Government of British Columbia |
In-app purchases
SAR Calculator
No in-app purchases
FBP Go
No in-app purchases
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